TAIWAN

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TAIWAN
(including Pescadores, Quemoy Island and Matsu Island)
LETTER POST
Import licences:
Postage: See under PARCEL POST.
See the Postage Rates and Services
Leaflet.
Customs duty:
Supplemental services available: See under PARCEL POST.
(1) Registration. (2) Insured letters, air and
surface, limit $11,500, see Insurance. (3)
Printed papers. (4) Small Packets. (5) Blind
literature. (6) Express. (7) Speedpost. (8)
Dutiable goods admitted in the letter post.
Customs declarations:
(4) and (8) Green label.
Prohibitions:
Meat products (except those prepacked in
Canada, Ireland, Japan, Nordic Countries,
South Korea, United Kingdom and U.S.A.
and have obtained a certificate or the
guarantee papers issued by the Bureau of
Commodity Inspection and Quarantine of
Taiwan); coins, banknotes, currency notes,
platinum, gold or silver (whether
manufactured or not), precious stones,
jewels or other valuable articles, travellers’
cheques and securities of any kind payable
to bearer; however, the last two items may
be sent by insured letter.
Restrictions:
See under PARCEL POST.
Insurance:
Articles admissible for importation by
insured letters are:
(a) travellers’ cheques;
(b) securities of any kind payable to bearer.
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TAIWAN (continued)
PARCEL POST Import licences:
The importation of all goods is subject to
Limit of weight: the production of an import licence by the
There is no air parcel service to Matsu addressees. Exceptionally,
Island and air parcels to Quemoy Island
must not exceed 3 kg in weight. (i) Import declaration shall be exempted for
articles not on the Import Restriction List
and of value below US$5,000 or its
Postage: equivalent in FOB value.
See the Postage Rates and Services (ii) Import permits shall be waived for articles
Leaflet. not on the Import Restriction List and of
value below US$20,000 or its equivalent
in FOB value.
Supplemental services available:
Insurance, air and surface, limit $11,500. Customs duty:
(i) Tax relief is granted on postal articles
Customs declarations: (excluding tobacco and alcohol) up to a
customs value of NT$3,000.
Two non-adhesive forms and despatch note.
(ii) Advertising articles and samples, with
customs value not exceeding
Prohibitions: NT$12,000, shall be exempted from
Letters; new banknotes in Taiwan dollar; import duty.
arms and ammunition; books, pictures, etc.,
of pro Communist nature; meat products Invoice:
(except those pre-packed in Canada,
A copy of the relative invoice with a detailed
Ireland, Japan, Nordic Countries, South
description of the contents should be
Korea, United Kingdom and U.S.A. and
enclosed in each commercial parcel.
have obtained a certificate or the guarantee
papers issued by the Bureau of Commodity
Inspection and Quarantine of Taiwan); Address:
forged banknotes and bonds and forged Delivery is facilitated in the case of a parcel
stamps such as postal or revenue stamps; for a Chinese addressee if the name and
toys and articles in the shape of gun; articles address are written in Chinese as well as
for gambling; obscene or indecent pictures, English on the parcel and customs
books etc. declaration. All commercial parcels must
be consigned through the Bank of Taiwan.
Restrictions:
Apply to the importation of: Agricultural
products, animal products, flowers, plants
and seeds; alcohol and liquor; drugs,
medicated cosmetics, medical devices, food
in capsule or tablet form, narcotics; firearms
and ammunition; Mainland China goods
(including mushrooms, tea and tea leaves);
radio apparatus; radioactive materials;
tobacco, cigars and cigarettes; video tapes
with programmes and films. Senders should
consult the Postal or Customs Authorities of
Taiwan for full details of the Import
Restriction List.
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TAJIKISTAN (Republic of)
LETTER POST Restrictions:
Apply to the importation of: Books,
Postage: newspapers, magazines, other printed
See the Postage Rates and Services papers and manuscripts (one copy of each
Leaflet. kind only) are admitted after inspection by
the appropriate authorities. Items under
wrapper containing scientific and technical
Supplemental services available: reference material are admitted without an
(1) Registration. (2) Printed papers. (3) import licence when sent by libraries or firms
Small packets. (4) Blind literature. (5) to State libraries, trade unions, scientific
Insured letters, air and surface, limit organization and so on, Fashion plates (one
$11,000. (6) Speedpost. copy only) are admitted without an import
licence provided they are sent through the
printed papers service. Engravings, maps
Customs declarations and language:
and musical scores (not more than one copy
(3) Green label and three non-adhesive of each kind). Medicines are admitted
forms. French or Russian as well as only if accompanied by a prescription issued
English. by a doctor in the Republic of Tajikistan and
bearing the stamp and seal of a health
Prohibitions: centre in the Republic of Tajikistan. Written
messages, other than brief information
Arms, except sporting guns under permit;
about the contents, are prohibited from
baby food; dairy products; fish products;
insured letters. See also under PARCEL
meat and meat products; medicines to
POST.
private persons; pasta and bread products
including unleavened bread; military
materials; used cloth, clothing and footwear;
musical cards; cancelled or uncancelled
postage stamps, and stamp collections sent
to private persons, corrected proofs and
printed matter with marked words or
phrases; coins, bank notes, currency notes
or securities of any kind payable to bearer,
travellers’ cheques, platinum, gold or silver,
whether manufactured or not, precious
stones, jewels or other valuable articles,
except sent under permit and under insured
or registered service; documents, printed
matter, photographs, pictures and so on
likely to be construed as prejudicial to the
views of the Republic of Tajikistan; knives*;
narcotics; sulphate of copper.
* Due to mail route arrangement.
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TAJIKISTAN (Republic of) (continued)
PARCEL POST Gift Parcels:
Small quantities of certain articles may be
Postage: imported without a licence up to specified
limits, provided they are intended for the
See the Postage Rates and Services
personal use of the addressee. Gift parcels
Leaflet.
may not contain perishable food, foodstuffs
in hermetically sealed or glass containers,
Supplemental services available: spirits, cloth cuttings, thread, or watches.
Insurance, air and surface, limit $2,500.
Packing:
Customs declarations and language: Parcels must be strongly packed in manner
Three non-adhesive forms and one adequate for the length of the journey and
despatch note. French or Russian as well for the protection of the contents.
as English.
Prohibitions:
Letters. See also under LETTER POST.
Restrictions:
In addition to those mentioned under
LETTER POST, the following items are
admitted conditionally: Medicines, other than
to private person, are admitted only if
accompanied by a prescription issued by a
doctor in the Republic of Tajikistan and
bearing the stamp and seal of a health
centre in the Republic of Tajikistan. Soil,
seeds, plants and part of plants are admitted
only if addressed to a recognized
organization or institution and accompanied
by the relevant permits. Sound recordings
as literature for the blind are only acceptable
if these are sent by, or addressed to, an
officially recognized institute for the blind.
Licences:
The onus is on the sender to ensure that
where an import/export licence is required,
this is obtained before despatching the
goods.
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TANGIER
See MOROCCO.
TANZANIA
(comprising the territories known as Tanganyika and Zanzibar)
LETTER POST Address:
The correct postal address is TANGANYIKA,
Postage: TANZANI or ZANZIBAR, TANZANIA, as
See the Postage Rates and Services appropriate. Correspondence should
Leaflet. include a P.O. Box or Private Bag number in
the address as there is no delivery service.
Supplemental services available:
(1) Dutiable goods admitted in the letter PARCEL POST
post. (2) Registration. (3) Insured letters,
surface only, limit $3,600. (4) Printed Postage:
papers. (5) Small Packets. (6) Blind
literature. (7) Speedpost, limited to Dar Es See the Postage Rates and Services
Salaam, Temeke, Kinondoni, Llala, U/hill, Leaflet.
Oysterbay, Kurasini, Arusha, Dodoma,
Iringa, Korogwe, Mbeya, Morogoro, Moshi, Supplemental services available:
Mwanza, Njombe, Songea, Tango, Tukuyu Insurance, air and surface, limit $3,600.
and Zanzibar.
Customs declarations:
Customs declarations:
One adhesive form.
(1) and (5) Green label.
Prohibitions:
Prohibitions:
Letters, except one for the addressee;
Bullion except in insured letters and not articles which bear the Tanzania coat of
exceeding HK$72 in value, banknotes and arms or resemble it, without authorization by
other forms of currency; platinum, gold or the Government; banknotes and other forms
silver, manufactured or not, precious stones, of currency; drugs unless an import licence
jewels and other valuable articles except in has been obtained from the Permanent
registered letters; drugs unless an import Secretary, Ministry of Health, P.O. Box
licence has been obtained from the 9083, Dar-es-Salaam; firearms and
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, ammunition of all types and other articles
P.O. Box 9083, Dar-es-Salaam; firearms having the appearance of lethal weapons;
and ammunition of all types and other Japanese shaving brushes; radioactive
articles having the appearance of lethal materials; trade and immature spirits.
weapons; radioactive materials.
Restrictions:
Restrictions:
Apply to the importation of: Accoutrements,
Apply to the importation of: Plants and uniforms or clothing which when worn may
seeds; publications dealing with marriage or give the impression that the wearer is in
birth control. See Restrictions under Government employment (permit from Head
PARCEL POST. of State); condensed or skimmed milk;
distilling plant or component parts (permit
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TANZANIA (continued)
from the Commissioner of Customs); fruit, Delivery:
plants and seeds (permit from the All parcels should be addressed
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of TANGANYIKA. TANZANIA or ZANZIBAR,
Agriculture, Forests and Wildlife, P.O. Box TANZANIA, as appropriate and include a
9192, Dar-es-Salaam); game traps (permit P.O. Box or Private Bag number in the
from Chief Game Warden); postal franking address; such parcels are not delivered, but
machines (permit from the Postmaster addressees are notified of their arrival and
General); publications dealing with marriage are required to arrange for their collection.
or birth control (licence from the
Commissioner of Customs and Excise); rat
virus (permit from the Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Health, P.O. Box 9083,
Dar-es-Salaam); second-hand clothing and
bedding imported for sale; unmanufactured
gold, silver and metal of the platinoid groups
(certificate from the Commissioner of
Customs).
Import licences:
Are required for certain classes of goods.
Licences obtainable from The Principal
Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and
Industries, P.O. Box 9503, Dar-es-Salaam
Tanganyika, Tanzania, or the Office of
Commerce and Industries, P.O. Box 601,
Zanzibar, Tanzania, are required for goods
imported by traders for re-sale.
Invoice:
A commercial invoice dated and signed by
the sender, must be enclosed in every
parcel other than those sent to private
individuals, and the parcel should be marked
on the address side Invoice Enclosed.
Exceptionally where a number of parcels are
posted on any one day by the same sender
to the same addressee, the sender should
number the parcels 1, 2, 3 and so on, and
the invoice should be enclosed in parcel No.
1. The remaining parcels should be
endorsed Invoice Enclosed in Parcel No. 1.
Packing:
Parcel should be very strongly packed,
preferably in waterproof material.
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THAILAND (Siam)
LETTER POST POSTCODE
Nong Khai 43000
Postage: Pak Chom 42150
See the Postage Rates and Services Pattaya 20260
Leaflet. Phanat Nikhom 20140
Phat Phong 10506
Supplemental services available: Phra Kanong 10110
(1) Dutiable goods admitted in the letter Phra Nakon Si Ayutthaya 13000
post. (2) Registration. (3) Insured letters, air Phuket 83000
and surface, limit $10,600 (see Insurance Pratu Nam 10409
below). (4) Printed papers. (5) Small Ratchadamnoen 10200
Packets. (6) Blind literature. (7) Express,
San Kamphaeng 50130
limited to town areas within the radius of 8
kilometres from post offices. (8) Speedpost. Si Phum 50003
Songkhla 90000
Customs declarations: Ubon Ratchathani 34000
(1) and (5) Green label. CAT Headquarters 10002
Prohibitions: PARCEL POST
Ammunition and parts thereof; banknotes;
matches; opium, morphine, cocaine and
Postage:
other narcotics unless sent to an office of the
Thai government. See the Postage Rates and Services
Leaflet.
Restrictions:
Supplemental services available:
Apply to the importation of: Arms, air guns
and their accessories, celluloid and films. Insurance, air and surface, limit $10,600
(see Insurance service under LETTER
POST). Express, limited to town areas
Insurance service: within the radius of 8 kilometres from post
Insurance service is available to the offices.
following places:
Customs declarations:
POSTCODE
One adhesive form.
Bangkok Mail Centre 10000
Bangkok GPO 10501
Prohibitions:
Chang Phuak 50004
Chiang Mai 50000 See under LETTER POST.
Hat Yai 90110
Khlong Chan 10240 Restrictions:
Loei 42000 See under LETTER POST.
Nan 10112
Nakhon Ratchasima 30000 Import licences:
Are required for many classes of goods.
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TOGO
LETTER POST PARCEL POST
Postage: Postage:
See the Postage Rates and Services See the Postage Rates and Services
Leaflet. Leaflet.
Supplemental services available: Supplemental services available:
(1) Dutiable goods admitted in the letter Insurance, air and surface, limit $2,500.
post. (2) Registration. (3) Insured letters, air
and surface, limit $2,500. (4) Printed papers. Customs declarations and language:
(5) Small Packets. (6) Blind literature. (7)
Express, limited to Lome only. (8) Two non-adhesive forms and despatch note.
Speedpost. French as well as English.
Customs declarations and language: Prohibitions:
(1) and (5) Green label. French as well as Arms, except sporting guns admitted under
English. permit; daggers, knives and all offensive
weapons; poisonous substances, all kinds of
alcohol, essences and products recognized
Prohibitions: as harmful; radioactive materials; raw cotton,
Coin, banknotes, currency notes or cotton plants or seeds; saccharin and similar
securities of any kind payable to bearer, substances; silver coin; weights and
travellers’ cheques, platinum, gold or silver measures not of the decimal system; and in
(whether manufactured or not), precious addition, all goods bearing indications which
stones jewellery or other valuable articles; suggest they are French origin or
printed matter relating to lotteries; manufacture when they are not.
radioactive materials.
Restrictions:
Restrictions: Apply to the importation of: Cocaine,
Apply to the importation of: Cocaine, morphine, opium and other narcotics.
morphine, opium and other narcotics.
Delivery:
Compensation: Addressees are notified of arrival of parcels
Is not payable for partial loss or partial and are required to arrange for their
damage to the contents of registered collection. Charges are collected except at
packets unless these occur in the Hong Lomé.
Kong service.
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TONGA
(Friendly Islands)
LETTER POST Restrictions:
Apply to the importation of: Live animals;
Postage: parasites and organisms destructive of
insect pests; plants and parts of plants;
See the Postage Rates and Services valuables such as jewellery, precious
Leaflet. metals, precious or semi-precious stones,
securities, coins or any form of negotiable
Supplemental services available: financial instrument unless they are insured;
(1) Dutiable goods admitted in the letter animal products (including milk by-products,
post. (2) Registration. (3) Insured letters, tinned meat); apparel and fabrics treated
surface only, limit $2,500 (Nukualofa and with dangerous chemicals; biological
Vavau only). (4) Printed papers. (5) Small substances; brushes; children’s wear made
Packets. (6) Blind literature. (7) Speedpost. from flammable materials; confectionery
containing alcohol; culture property of Papua
New Guinea; electronic dog collars; food or
Customs declarations: drink containing glycol; human bones and
(1) and (5) Green label. human tissue; medicines; oil of wormwood;
preparation containing cantharides and
other substances which have an aphrodisiac
Prohibitions:
effect; remedies for drunkenness, tobacco
Ammunition; drugs and similar substances habit or drug habit; second-hand carpets;
unless a certificate issued by the Prime straw packings; sugar, syrup and treacle;
Minister of Tonga has been obtained; therapeutic apparatus, thermometers; used
matches; seditious articles; spirit over 1 pint clothing; used jute bags; vaccines, viruses
(about 0.57 litre) or packed with other and microbes; weapons.
goods, tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and snuff
in parcels over 5 kg or packed with other Celluloid and cinematograph films must be
goods. See also under AUSTRALIA. packed in tins themselves placed in turn in
wooden boxes bearing a white label with the
words ‘CELLULOID’ or ‘FILM’ in bold black
letters.
Import licences:
Are required for certain classes of goods.
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TONGA (continued)
PARCEL POST
Postage:
See the Postage Rates and Services
Leaflet.
Supplemental services available:
None.
Customs declarations:
One adhesive form.
Prohibitions:
See under LETTER POST.
Restrictions:
See under LETTER POST.
Import licences:
See under LETTER POST.
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TORTOLA
(British Virgin Islands)
LETTER POST For further details, please refer to the British
Virgin Islands Government websites:
Postage: www.dgo.gov.vg/helpdesk
See the Postage Rates and Services Enquiries about the new postcodes and
Leaflet. addressing standards may also be
addressed to:
Supplemental services available:
(1) Dutiable goods admitted in the letter The Postmaster
post. (2) Registration. (3) Printed papers. (4) General Post Office
Small Packets. (5) Blind literature. (6) 84 Main Street
Speedpost. Road Town
TORTOLA VG1110
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
Customs declarations:
(1) and (4) Green label.
PARCEL POST
Prohibitions:
Coin. Postage:
See the Postage Rates and Services
Address: Leaflet.
All addresses should bear a six
alphanumeric postcodes. The codes are as Supplemental services available:
follows:
None.
VG1110 – Tortola Central
VG1120 – Tortola East Customs declarations:
VG1130 – Tortola West One adhesive form.
VG1140 – Anegada
VG1150 – Virgin Gorda
VG1160 – Jost van Dyke Prohibitions:
Letters, except one for the addressee; arms,
There are no home deliveries in British except under permit.
Virgin Islands, the postcodes should be
linked to the location of the P.O. Box or post
office from which the customers collect their Address:
mail. See Under LETTER POST.
Postcodes should be written on the same Preferential tariffs:
line as the locality name and the country
names should appear on its own in the final Apply under certain conditions to British
line, e.g.: goods. Enquiries should be addressed to
Trade Industry and Customs Department.
Mr. John Dore
P.O.Box 787
Road Town
TORTOLA VG1110
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (Republic of)
LETTER POST PARCEL POST
Postage: Postage:
See the Postage Rates and Services See the Postage Rates and Services
Leaflet. Leaflet.
Supplemental services available: Supplemental services available:
(1) Dutiable goods admitted in the letter Insurance, surface only, limit $950 (principal
post. (2) Registration. (3) Insured letters, towns only, see list below).
surface only, limit $950 (principal towns
only; see list under PARCEL POST). (4) Customs declarations:
Printed papers. (5) Small Packets. (6) Blind
literature. (7) Speedpost. One adhesive form.
Customs declarations: Prohibitions:
(1) and (5) Green label. Letters. See also under LETTER POST.
Prohibitions: Restrictions:
Arms and drugs except under permit; See under LETTER POST.
articles which infringe trademark or Places for which insured parcels (and
copyright law; carbon paper unless coated insured letters) may be accepted: Arima,
with wax and contains no oxidisable, oily or Arouca, Belmont, Blanchisseuse, California,
fatty substances, a statement to this effect Carapichaima, Caroni, Cedros, Chaguanas,
must be shown on the Customs declaration; Claxton Bay, Couva, Cumuto, Cunupia,
coins and gold ingots over £5 in value Curepe, Diego Martin, Erin Forest Reserve,
including based and counterfeit coins; flick Fyzabad, Gozales Place, Gran Couva,
knives, gravity knives, sword-sticks and Guaico, Guapo, Guayaguayare, La Brea,
similar articles; foreign lottery tickets and Laventille; Manzanilla, Marabella, Matelot,
advertisement; honey; liquid celluloid; living Mayaro, Moruga, Morvant, New Town,
animals; matches; postal packet containing Oropouche, Palo Seco, Penal, Point Fortin,
any indecent or obscene print, painting, Port of Spain, Princes Town, Rio Claro, St.
photograph, lithograph, engraving, James, San Fernando, Sangre San Juan,
photographic or cinematograph film, book, Santa Flora, Siparia, Tabaquite, Tableland,
card, or written communication, or any Tacarqua, Toco, Tunapuna, Williamsville,
indecent or obscene articles; radioactive Woodbrook, Charlotterville (Tobago),
materials; raw coffee; seditious literature; Moriah (Tobago), Roxborough (Tobago),
soil; unrefined sugar. Scarborough (Tobago), Speyside (Tobago).
Restrictions:
Apply to the importation of: Bees and
beewax; fruits and vegetables; parasites and
other organisms destructive of insect pests;
plants and seeds; silkworm, leeches.
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TRIPOLITANIA
See LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA (Socialist People’s)
TRISTAN DA CUNHA
LETTER POST PARCEL POST
Postage: Postage:
See the Postage Rates and Services See the Postage Rates and Services
Leaflet. Leaflet.
Supplemental services available: Supplemental services available:
(1) Registration. (2) Printed papers. (3) Blind None.
literature. (4) Small Packets. (5) Dutiable
goods admitted in the letter post. Customs declarations:
One adhesive form.
Customs declarations:
(4) and (5) Green label. Prohibitions:
Letters, except one for the addressee. For
Prohibitions: other prohibitions see under LETTER POST.
Drugs, unless an import licence has been
obtained from the Chief Medical Officer;
certain plants; potatoes, unless a permit has Address:
been obtained from the agricultural See under LETTER POST.
authorities.
Address:
Incorporate postcode “TDCU 1ZZ” into the
last line of the address.
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TUNISIA
LETTER POST PARCEL POST
Postage: Postage:
See the Postage Rates and Services See the Postage Rates and Services
Leaflet. Leaflet.
Supplemental services available: Supplemental services available:
(1) Dutiable goods admitted in the letter Insurance, air and surface, limit $20,550.
post. (2) Registration. (3) Insured letters, air
and surface, limit $20,550. (4) Printed Customs declarations and language:
papers. (5) Small Packets. (6) Blind
literature. (7) Speedpost. One non-adhesive form and despatch note.
French as well as English.
Customs declarations and language:
Prohibitions:
(1) and (5) Green label and one
non-adhesive form. French as well as Letters; arms; coin; cotton seed; grapes; live
English. animals of any species, including birds,
leeches, small crustaceans, parasites,
destroyers of harmful insects and
Prohibitions: non-dangerous reptiles; playing cards;
Coin; currency notes, except in insured radioactive materials; saccharin and its
letters; gold, jewellery, platinum, precious products.
stones and silver except in insured letters;
playing cards. Restrictions:
Apply to the importation of: Alcoholic liquors;
Restrictions: manufactured cotton; plants and bulbs;
Apply to the importation of: Cigarettes, tobacco (manufactured), cigars and
cigars and tobacco. cigarettes. Sporting guns are admitted
under permit.
Invoice:
A certified invoice should accompany each
commercial parcel.
Delivery:
Parcels are normally delivered, charges
being collected from the addressee.
Otherwise addressees are notified of arrival
of parcels and are required to arrange for
their collection.
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TURKEY
LETTER POST Restrictions:
Apply to the importation of: Letters or
Postage: packets containing deeds, shares, warrants
See the Postage Rates and Services and so on, narcotics; plants and parts of
Leaflet. plants; saccharin; seeds.
Supplemental services available: Gifts:
(1) Dutiable goods admitted in the letter See under PARCEL POST.
post. (2) Registration. (3) Insured letters, air
and surface, limit $7,800. (4) Printed papers
(see under Invoice below). (5) Small Invoice:
Packets. (6) Express, limited to town areas A certified invoice should accompany all
only. (7) Speedpost. printed items (books, journal etc.) sent to
commercial firms.
Customs declarations and language:
Customs duty:
(1) and (5) Green label. Turkish or French See under PARCEL POST.
as well as English. Calendars, paper
patterns and certain fashion publications
and photographs are liable to customs duty, Address:
and a green customs label must be affixed The country of destination must be shown
to all packets containing such articles. as Turkey without any alternatives or
additions such as Asia Minor, Armenia and
Prohibitions: so on. Obsolete place names such as
Coffee in excess of 1 020 g per month to the Constantinopole, Angora, Adalia, Pera must
same person; coins, banknotes, currency not be used but the correct names, Istanbul,
notes or securities of any kind payable to Ankara, Antalva, Beyoglu should be
bearer, travellers’ cheques, platinum, gold or employed.
silver, (whether manufactured or not),
precious stones, jewels or other valuable Sealing:
articles, except sent under the insurance
service; contraceptives; foreign lottery Adhesive tape or other adhesive material is
tickets; newspapers, periodicals and other not recommended to use for closing the
printed matter containing propaganda registered postal items. Should adhesive
against Turkey’s legal, political or economic tape or other adhesive material be used, the
system; guns, guns components, knives and items should bear the name, mark, stamp or
cutters. signature of the sender or a mark or
date-stamp impression of the office of origin
Item listed in the “Technical Instructions for to indicate to addressees that this method of
the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by closure was used by the sender himself.
Air” (the “Technical Instructions” issued by
the International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) were also prohibited.
For information on the “Technical
Instructions”, please visit website of ICAO:
www.icao.int/anb/FLS/DangerousGoods/Tec
hnicalInstructions/
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TURKEY (continued)
PARCEL POST Restrictions:
Apply to the importation of: Alcoholic liquors;
Postage: coffee; pharmaceutical preparations; plants
See the Postage Rates and Services and parts of plants; playing cards; quinine;
Leaflet. soap; tea.
Supplemental services available: Gifts:
Insurance, air and surface, limit $7,800. Alcoholic liquids, alcoholic products,
telephones for cellular and other mobile
Customs declarations and language: networks, tobacco, tobacco substitutes are
not acceptable to be sent as gifts. The
Three non-adhesive forms and despatch products will be delivered only once customs
note. Turkish or French as well as English. duty has been paid by the addressee, in
accordance with the regulations governing
Prohibitions: imports. In case of non-payment of customs
Letters; coffee in excess of 1 020 g per duty, the goods will be returned to the
month to the same person; coins, sender.
banknotes, currency notes or securities of
any kind payable to bearer, travellers’ Invoice:
cheques, platinum, gold or silver, whether
A certified invoice should accompany all
(manufactured or not), precious stones,
printed items (books, journals etc.) sent to
jewels or other valuable articles, except sent
commercial firms, and a certificate of origin
under the insurance service; labels, corks,
must be sent with printed items other than
empty bottles or other containers bearing
daily newspaper.
the marks of non-Turkish firms and intended
for use in packing Turkish products and
goods; goods bearing indications, which Customs duty:
suggest that they are of Turkish origin when On all items including gifts, is invariably high
they are not; cigarette papers, machines and and may amount to between 100% to 250%
tobacco of all kinds, cigars, cigarettes and of the assessed value of the contents. The
snuff, unless addressed to the value limit for gift parcels is HK$2,350.
Administration of the Tobacco Monopoly; or
to privileged members of the staffs of
diplomatic missions in Ankara and Istanbul; Address:
cottons not mentioned in the official list See Address paragraph under LETTER
(Codex) except cotton prepared for medical POST.
use; military weapons (except for the
Government), guns and air-guns; guns Sealing:
components, knives and cutters; printed
matter containing propaganda against Parcels must be sealed with a distinctive
Turkey’s legal, political or economic system; device.
worn clothing, bedding and so on, except Adhesive tape or other adhesive material is
with a certificate of disinfection. not recommended to use for closing the
registered postal items. Should adhesive
Item listed in the “Technical Instructions for tape or other adhesive material be used, the
the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by items should bear the name, mark, stamp or
Air” (the “Technical Instructions” issued by signature of the sender or a mark or
the International Civil Aviation Organization date-stamp impression of the office of origin
(ICAO) were also prohibited. to indicate to addressees that this method of
closure was used by the sender himself.
For information on the “Technical
Instructions”, please visit website of ICAO:
www.icao.int/anb/FLS/DangerousGoods/Tec
hnicalInstructions/
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TURKMENISTAN
LETTER POST Prohibitions:
Armament, arms, military equipment and
special materials for their production; coins,
Postage:
banknotes, cheques and other valuable
See the Postage Rates and Services
articles; explosive substances; foodstuffs
Leaflet.
and alcoholic products (see separate entry
below); nuclear materials; sources of
Supplemental services available: ionizing radiation; technology and special
(1) Registration. (2) Printed papers. (3) equipment which can be used for creation of
Small packets. (4) Blind literature. (5) Insure military machinery; narcotics and things for
letters, air and surface, limit $5,500. (6) their using; psychotronic means;
Speedpost. pomographic printed, cinema, video and
audio production; poisons and poison gas;
Customs declarations and language: printed and audiovisual material and other
(3) Green label and two non-adhesive forms. information containing the data which is
Russian or Turkmen as well as English. harmful to political and economic interests of
Turkmenistan, its state security, health
Prohibitions: protection and morality of population;
Dutiable goods in ordinary or registered securities which are declared null and void.
letters; knives*. See also under PARCEL
POST. Foodstuffs and alcoholic products:
It is prohibited to import foodstuffs, products,
* Due to mail route arrangement. materials and other articles in the following
cases:
Restrictions: - If the time left until the use-by date is
Sound recordings as literature for the blind less than 70% (calculated from the date
are only acceptable if these are sent by, or of manufacture). Inscriptions on the
addressed to, an officially recognized packaging and labels of foodstuffs
institute for the blind. concerning their date of manufacture,
storage period and use-by date must
Import licence: comply with the universally accepted
See under PARCEL POST. chronology;
- If foodstuffs are manufactured using
genetically modified organisms
PARCEL POST (GMOs); and
- If products or alcoholic beverages
Postage: contain more than 18% ethyl alcohol
See the Postage Rates and Services (finished products, polystyrene,
Leaflet. “Tetrapak” packaging).
Supplemental services available:
Insurance, air and surface, limit $5,500.
Customs declarations and language:
Four non-adhesive forms. Russian or
Turkmen as well as English.
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TURKMENISTAN (continued)
Restrictions:
Sound recordings as literature for the blind
are only acceptable if these are sent by, or
addressed to, an officially recognized
institute for the blind.
Import licences:
The onus is on the sender to ensure that
where an import/export licence is required,
this is obtained before despatching the
goods.
Gift parcels:
Small quantities of certain articles may be
imported provided they are intended for the
personal use of the addressee. Exact
address should be indicated. Gift parcels
may not contain perishable food, foodstuffs
in hermetically sealed or glass containers,
spirits, cloth cuttings, thread, or watches.
Packing:
Parcels must be strongly packed in a
manner adequate for the length of the
journey and for the protection of the
contents.
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TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
LETTER POST PARCEL POST
Postage: Postage:
See the Postage Rates and Services See the Postage Rates and Services
Leaflet. Leaflet.
Supplemental services available: Supplemental services available:
(1) Dutiable goods admitted in the letter None.
post. (2) Registration. (3) Printed papers. (4)
Small Packets. (5) Blind literature. (6) Customs declarations:
Speedpost.
One adhesive form.
Customs declarations:
Prohibitions:
(1) and (4) Green label and one
non-adhesive form. Letters, except one for the addressee. See
also under LETTER POST.
Prohibitions:
Restrictions:
Ammunitions; explosives; live animals;
matches. See under LETTER POST.
Restrictions: Address:
Apply to the importation of: Films and See under LETTER POST.
celluloid; firearms; narcotics; samples of
parasites and destroyers of harmful insects.
Address:
Incorporate postcode “TKCA 1ZZ” into the
last line of the address.
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TUVALU
(formerly Ellice Islands)
LETTER POST PARCEL POST
Postage: Postage:
See the Postage Rates and Services See the Postage Rates and Services
Leaflet. Leaflet.
Supplemental services available: Supplemental services available:
(1) Dutiable goods admitted in the letter Insurance, limit $750, surface only.
post. (2) Registration. (3) Printed papers. (4)
Small Packets. (5) Blind literature. (6) Customs declarations:
Speedpost.
One adhesive form.
Customs declarations:
Prohibitions:
(1) and (4) Green label and one
non-adhesive form. Letters; articles of any kind bearing the
impression or representation of any currency
note, banknote or coin in current use in any
Prohibitions: country; second-hand clothing intended for
Gold or silver bullion; registered philatelic sale; drugs and similar substances unless
items bearing a fictitious address; any addressed to a medical practitioner, special
insufficiently protected cutting instrument. permission having been obtained from a
See also under PARCEL POST. Government Official; dyestuffs obtained from
coal tar. See also under AUSTRALIA.
Restrictions:
Apply to the importation of brushware
containing any animal hair. See also under
PARCEL POST.
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TUVALU (continued)
Restrictions:
Apply to the importation of valuables such
as jewellery, precious metals, precious or
semi-precious stones, securities or any form
of negotiable financial instrument unless
they are insured; animals and animal
products (including bees, milk by-products,
tinned meat); apparel and fabrics treated
with dangerous chemicals; biological
substances; brushes; children’s wear made
from flammable materials; cinema films;
confectionery containing alcohol; culture
property of Papua New Guinea; electronic
dog collars; food or drink containing glycol;
human bones and human tissue; medicines;
oil of wormwood; plants; preparation
containing cantharides and other
substances which have an aphrodisiac
effect; remedies for drunkenness, tobacco
habit or drug habit; second-hand carpets;
seditious literature; straw packing; sugar,
syrup and treacle; therapeutic apparatus;
thermometers; used jute bags; vaccines,
viruses and microbes; weapons.
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